Why representing or thinking of information security as a padlock, safe or other ’secure’, static object is to present an ‘opportunity’ for the breach and exploitation of information assets. What organisations may be affected by the threat of such vulnerabilities and how organisations should ensure they are best protected.

Neil Lathwood, UKFast’s IT Director and I visited Ashton-on-Mersey School earlier this week to give a helping hand on their ICT taster day. Basically, the plan was to get this group of 35 14-15 year olds hooked on the idea of doing the Level 2 ICT Diploma in years 10 and 11.
After brief introductions [...]

At UKFast we’ve been talking about the need for website speed in terms of its benefits for SEO and dynamic content for some time. But let’s not lose sight of the driver behind making your web presence quicker – people.
Society today is a demander of speed and the internet is no exception. Google says that [...]

It takes individuals of many different natures for a business to operate successfully. Every person has a talent and personality that lends that individual to a specific role.

Some people are great organisers who exude practicality, others may be more sporadic but with a creativity that breaks down boundaries and gets them noticed. Each individual person [...]

Flappers – I can’t stand them. No, I haven’t got anything against bob haired young maidens with fringed dresses, dancing the Charleston, I’m referring to the workplace “flapper”. People deal with pressure differently and “flappers” are a problem for leaders. When the pressure is on, but the job still needs to get [...]

I am surprised any work gets done at all in UK business. There seems to be more “passion” in the workplace than a Jackie Collins blockbuster, Not that it’s all hearts and flowers – it’s just the business world certainly seems full of “passionate” people at the moment. I can’t seem to listen to a [...]

“The training budget has been cut” booms out the boss man!!! “Tough economic conditions means we need to strip out some costs and it’s coming from your area.” Does this ring true to you and your team?
We know in the current business climate many companies are looking to reduce costs. To the overzealous bean counter [...]

You don’t often see “likeability” as a key characteristic, or core competency when recruiting people. Yet in my view, it’s an essential business quality – “People Do Business With People” – whether it’s selling goods and services or customer operations, the ability to form genuine, warm relationships is one of the ingredients to successful, profitable [...]